A Chan – CH 091

Chapter 91: The Remaining People (2)

When Zhang Moyun entered, Mrs. Li was taking care of him. Li Jinxiong was still on a project in another city and wouldn’t be able to return to see his son until this afternoon.

Zhang Moyun greeted Mrs. Li and asked her to go to the intensive care unit to keep Wu Xinhui company. He then instructed two bodyguards to stand guard at the door before sitting down opposite Li Yunmo.

Li Yunmo, who had always both respected and feared Zhang Moyun, was now even more terrified, his eyes brimming with tears. He sobbed, “Uncle Zhang, it’s my fault! Before Ah Chan fainted, they stole the voice recorder they gave me! It must have contained crucial evidence, recording the conspiracy of Liu Ying, Cheng Chuan, and… and Zhang Fengming!”

“Liu Ying, Cheng Chuan, Zhang Fengming…” Zhang Moyun slowly repeated these three names, his expression revealing neither surprise nor anger. In fact, with Li Yunmo’s experience, he couldn’t possibly discern what this man was thinking. Zhang Moyun patted the back of his hand and said gently, “Child, it’s not your fault. You’ve done very well. Tell me everything that happened yesterday in detail.”

Li Yunmo’s eyes welled up with even more tears, and he recounted the events of yesterday in a rapid, detailed manner. Zhang Jingchan and Li Weiyi didn’t hide their intentions from him; they had mentioned Furida’s practice of buying high and selling low and embezzling assets.

For a fleeting moment, Li Yunmo noticed a sinister glint in Zhang Moyun’s eyes, a look that sent chills down Li Yunmo’s spine. But quickly, Zhang Moyun returned to his usual calm, appearing as a brooding, troubled father.

“Did you see clearly? Besides Liu Ying, Cheng Chuan, and Zhang Fengming were also in the car,” Zhang Moyun asked.

Li Yunmo nodded vigorously.

“It was late at night, and you were so far away, with the car window in the way. How could you see clearly?”

“Zhong Yi got me a military-grade telescope.”

Zhang Moyun nodded, pondered for a moment, and murmured, “That means… they weren’t sure if anyone else saw it.”

He looked at Li Yunmo with a very serious gaze: “Child, you must remember what I’m about to say and do it. You didn’t say these things to anyone, did you?”

“No! Not even my mother. She wouldn’t understand. And isn’t it said that the fewer people who know the secret, the better? If she knows, it will be dangerous for her!”

“Good job. From now on, if anyone asks you, including the police, you say you didn’t see anything, you know nothing, and you only followed Ah Chan’s instructions to stay on the perimeter and provide backup. When you arrived, Li Weiyi had already been injured. Ah Chan gave you the recording pen, and before he could say anything, he fell unconscious. Then you were beaten, and the recording pen was stolen. That’s it, understand? This is also to protect you.”

Li Yunmo bit his lip. He asked, “Uncle Zhang, what are your plans? When will you avenge Ah Chan?”

Zhang Moyun smiled, stood up, patted Li Yunmo’s shoulder, and said, “Uncle knows. But before that, Uncle must first fulfill Ah Chan and Weiyi’s wishes.”

Li Yunmo was taken aback: “You…know too?”

Zhang Moyun nodded, his gaze fixed on the distant view outside the window: “They went through so much hardship to get here, time and time again, just to save Fuming, to save me. Uncle is useless; that’s why they suffered so much.”

“I can’t let their efforts go to waste because of impulsiveness again! Fuming can’t afford any major economic crimes right now, and I must continue being that arrogant and foolish father who sees nothing clearly. Once Fuming pays off its debts in early September, what else do I have to worry about? I’ll risk my life to send those heartless bastards to prison! I’ll settle everything in 2014. If Ah Chan wakes up in 2022, they… won’t have to come back.”

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Zhang Moyun guessed correctly; the police soon questioned Li Yunmo. However, Li Yunmo was stubborn. Having promised Zhang Moyun, no matter how much the police questioned him, he knew nothing.

Even under Ding Chenmo’s intense interrogation pressure and superb interrogation skills, Li Yunmo struggled, sweating profusely. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Li Yunmo simply rolled his eyes, pretended to faint, and even convulsed a few times. The incident caused Mrs. Li to weep and wail, alarmed the doctors and nurses, and created chaos in the ward.

Ding Chenmo was furious, yelling, “You brat, a minor fracture in your forearm, and you still managed to whip your brain!”

In the end, Ding Chenmo left the ward looking utterly defeated.

The other party involved, Li Weiyi, was also completely bewildered, saying she couldn’t remember anything. Zhong Yi, having received instructions from Zhang Moyun, was harder to get to talk. The other two veterans genuinely didn’t know the details.

Furthermore, pressure from higher-ups regarding the sensitive topic of Fuming meant that this case was about to be closed hastily.

Finding no other option, Ding Chenmo sought out Zhang Moyun, and the two found an empty doctor’s office and spoke privately behind closed doors.

Ding Chenmo said, “Chairman Zhang, I need to discuss the current progress of the case with you. According to the workers’ testimonies, Liu Ying falsely claimed that Zhang Jingchan and Li Weiyi were thieves and instigated the workers to assault them. Liu Ying is currently at large and hasn’t been apprehended yet. The worker who drove the crane and injured Li Weiyi had been drinking last night and claimed it was an accident; he was the only one with fingerprints on the crane. If we can’t find further witnesses and physical evidence, we can only close the crane injury case as it is. As for Liu Ying, we’ll deal with her once she’s found.”

Zhang Moyun sat opposite him, her expression calm, and said, “I have no objections.”

Ding Chenmo slammed his notebook on the table and said, “You have no objections? The one lying unconscious in the hospital bed, about to become a vegetable, is your own son! I don’t care if he’s a naive young master raised in a wealthy family, but Li Weiyi is a girl with spirit and ability! For no reason at all, he… Why did they go to Furida so late at night? Liu Ying, as your subordinate, how dare she lay a hand on them? What’s hidden in Furida? Does Liu Ying have other criminal records? Don’t you care about any of this?”

Zhang Moyun’s Adam’s apple bobbed. After a moment of silence, he laughed—the kind of laugh a seasoned shrew in the business world would give: “Captain Ding, what are you joking about? How could I be indifferent to my son’s affairs? But this really was just an accident, a misunderstanding. Since it was that worker’s mistake, let him face legal punishment. Of course, I will do my best to make sure he doesn’t get away with it. As for Liu Ying, she’s always been loyal to me. Maybe it was just some kids causing trouble at the factory, and a conflict broke out. In the end, Ah Chan and the others won, didn’t they? It’s not a big deal. As for Furida, it’s always been a valuable subsidiary of mine. We don’t need a detective like you to worry about our group’s internal affairs.”

Ding Chenmo raised his gloomy eyes, looking at the richest man in Chen City, a figure even city leaders treated with respect. He said, “Zhang Moyun, I know Fuming is on the verge of bankruptcy. Someone like you will definitely try everything to protect the company. Are there things you can’t investigate or dare not investigate? But are those things more important than your son’s life?”

Zhang Moyun stood up and calmly replied, “My son is more important than my life.” He walked towards the door, seemingly unwilling to discuss further.

Ding Chenmo called out, “One last question—why was Li Weiyi injured, but Zhang Jingchan became a vegetable?”

Zhang Moyun paused.

Ding Chenmo’s mind raced: “You know why, don’t you?” He recalled the girl he had seen this morning, quiet and gentle, a stark contrast to the fierce girl he had seen two months ago.

Zhang Moyun turned around, looked at the old detective with graying temples and determined eyes, slowly exhaled, and said, “Captain Ding, thank you for all the efforts you’ve made for our family. In the coming period, if you insist on continuing the investigation, I can’t stop you. But please take care of yourself and be careful, especially with your car. That’s all I have to say.”

Ding Chenmo’s pupils suddenly contracted. Zhang Moyun had already opened the door and strode away with several bodyguards.